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W. H. RACEY.

Vapor Burner.

F No. 30,546. Patented Oct. 30, 1860.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. RAGEY, OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,546, dated October 30, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'W. H. RAOEY, of St. Augustine, in the county of St.Johns and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Lamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figures 1 and2, are vertical central sections of my invention the two planes of section crossing each other at right angles.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention relates to an lmprovement in that class of lamps whichare designed for burning witlror without a chimney coal oil and othersubstances rich in carbon.

The invention consists in the employment or use of perforated platesplaced within the cone or cap and in such relation therewith as tocontrol the action of the air upon the flame within the said cap or coneand render the lower part of the flame merely a gas generator thegaseous vapor passing up between the plates and uniting with the oxygenwithin and at the apex of the cone and burning with a brightilluminating flame. The perforated plates also serve as heat retainersto warm the air as it comes in contact with the flame, and they alsoserve to render the flame very persistent, and also to preventbyapproximation of surfaces any light combustion within said cone ordeflector.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe.

A represents a metal cylinder or tube which is attached to the cap B, ofa lamp and provided with holes or openings a, at its lower end. On theupper part of the tube A, a cap or deflector C, is placed, the upper endof which is slotted as shown at b.

D, is an inner deflector which is secured within the cap 0, by arms (1.This inner deflector I), may be of the usual dome-form slotted at itsapex as shown at (Z.

E, is the wlck tube which is secured in the cap B, and extends up withinthe tube A, andinto the lower part of the cone 0, terminating below thedeflector D.

F, F, are perforated plates which are at tached to the inner deflectorD, and extend upward within the cap or deflector C, toward its apex. Theplates F, may be equal in width to the cap C, at their lower parts, andthe upper ends of the plates may be curved or rounded to correspond withthe form of the apex of the cap C.

At the bases of the perforated plates F, F, between them and the innerdeflector D, there are openings 6.

The operation is as follows, when the wick G within the tube E, islighted the combustion at the top of the wick is quite imperfect as theair or draft in A, is obstructed in coming in contact with the flame bythe plates F, F, and deflector D, and a blue flame is developed whichdecomposes the oil or burning material which ascends the wick. Thegaseous vapor ascends between the plates F, F, and as air is brought incontact with it, through the perforations of the plates, and at thespaces between the top of the cap G, and the perforated plates F, F, abluish flame at certain stages of the operation is again developed asshown at f, and as the vapor passes through the slot 6, of the cap C,and comes in contact with the external air a brilliant illuminatingflame g, is produced.

The plates F, F, besides restricting and controlling the supply of airto the flame or gaseous vapor within the cap C, also serve to heat theair within said cap so that it cannot cool the gaseous vapor, and saidplates also serve to render the illuminating flame persistent, that isto say, not susceptible of being extinguished by the movementof thelamp. The cap or deflector O, and the inner deflector D, perform theirusual function; to wit, turning the air on the flame, etc. See arrows.

I do not claim the cylinder or tube A nor the inner deflector D, nor thecap C, for they have been previously used; but

I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The employmentor use of the perforated plates F, F, placed in relation with the cap C,wick tube E, and inner deflector D, to operate as and for the purposeset forth.

YVILLIAM H. RACEY.

Witnesses M. M. LIVINGSTON, L. W. BENDRE.

